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Category Archives: Renewable Energy
Fleeing Vesuvius: Collapse and the Church of Gaia
Book Review Fleeing Vesuvius Overcoming the risks of economic and environmental collapse edited by Richard Douthwaite and Gillian Fallon Feasta 2010 ppbck 417 pp. The recent economic collapse is not just a financial and banking issue, not just an economic … Continue reading
Posted in book review, climate change, collapse, Overshoot, Peak Oil, Renewable Energy
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The Economics of Happiness
The new film from Helena Norberg-Hodge The Economics of Happiness was premiered in UCC last night to a full house, with Helena herself arriving in time to join a panel discussion afterwards. I met Helena over 10 years ago in … Continue reading
Posted in community, Environment, Food, Renewable Energy
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Whole Earth Discipline
Book Review: Whole Earth Discipline An Ecopragmatist Manifesto by Stewart Brand Atlantic Books 2009 316pp “Civilization is at risk, but civilization is the problem”. Stewart Brand is one of the iconic founders of the environmental movement, an original old hippy … Continue reading
Solar Power on the Shortest Day
It is now exactly 6 months since I set up my 600watt at Derryduff. Having now reached the shortest days of the year I am in a position to evaluate its performance, and I can say it has served me … Continue reading
Solstice Solar Array
I just wired up a new photovoltaic array- an auspicious time to do it on the longest- and so far the sunniest- day of the year. Delivering a cool 600 watts of raw solar power at 24volts, the impressive bank … Continue reading
Posted in Renewable Energy
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Essential Reading on Population
The Real Perils of Human Population Growth by David and Marcia Pimentel The present world population of 6.7 billion is projected by the United Nations to increase to 9 billion and may rise to as many as 11 billion by … Continue reading
Posted in Human Ecology, Population, Renewable Energy
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Powerdown Toolkit #4: Rethinking Energy
This is the introduction to week four of the Powerdown Toolkit 10-week community learning course created by the Cultivate Centre in Dublin. It has an accompanying TV show with a 30-minute episode accompanying each week of the course, soon to … Continue reading
Posted in community, Peak Oil, Powerdown, Renewable Energy
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Road Trip
A recent trip up country took me first to Westport where I called in on the Sustainability Institute, home of the Irish Sustainability Magazine. Right: Sustainability editor Andy Wilson hard at work Andy Wilson’s creation of the Sustainability Magazine has … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, General, Permaculture, Renewable Energy, Yurts
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Charcoal Making at Manch
I have recently been experimenting with some simple charcoal making in an oil drum. I did a couple of demonstrations a few weeks ago for first a Biodiversity day and second the Slow Food “Munch at the Manch” events at … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Renewable Energy, Tools and technology
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Pedal Power
I had the pleasure of visiting the Cork Community Bike project in Cork City the other day where I found Garrett Blake and Rob in the workshop. Both have been to the inspiring Maya Pedal Project in Guatamala which has … Continue reading
Posted in Renewable Energy
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